Liberty Media Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details)

Tracking Stocks (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended
	Apr. 25, 2017 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 24, 2017 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2016 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares	Jan. 23, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2016	Sep. 07, 2016	Apr. 15, 2016 shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Number of tracking stock groups											3
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 1,071		$ 562				$ 602	$ 201
Liberty Sirius XM Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Number of tracking stock shares received in the Recapitalization for one share of Liberty Media common stock \| shares											1
Cash and cash equivalents						330		287				102	112
Braves Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Number of tracking stock shares received in the Recapitalization for one share of Liberty Media common stock \| shares											0.1
Cash and cash equivalents						115		107				44	13
Braves Group \| Common Class C
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Share Price \| $ / shares					$ 12.80
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease) \| shares					15,833,634
Liberty Media Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Number of tracking stock shares received in the Recapitalization for one share of Liberty Media common stock \| shares											0.25
Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 626		168				$ 456	$ 76
Braves Group \| Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Percentage ownership						15.50%					20.00%
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares \| shares						9,084,940
Braves Group \| Formula One Group \| Common Class C
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares \| shares						9,084,940
Formula 1
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage										20.00%
Interest acquired (as a percent)							100.00%
Diluted investment ownership percentage									19.10%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired							100.00%
Formula 1 \| Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage										20.00%
Interest acquired (as a percent)						100.00%
Diluted investment ownership percentage									19.10%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired						100.00%
SIRIUS XM
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared \| $ / shares	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Payments of Dividends		$ 47
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company		$ 32
SIRIUS XM \| Liberty Sirius XM Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 230
Formula 1 \| Formula One Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 432
Intergroup note \| Braves Group
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Stock [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit				$ 150
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity								$ 165